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Chikara Pro Wrestling is wrestling for people that think they might not like wrestling. It’s essentially a fast-paced, high-action stunt show with plenty of drama, comedy and excitement, and it's essentially the closest thing you’ll get to seeing superheroes in real life. I love C…

Lucha Underground is probably the single best superhero show on television. Seriously, I don't mean that in the usual "pro wrestling is like superheroes" sort of way where you talk about larger-than-life characters battling their way through morality plays. I mean that it's a pro…

The world of pro wrestling can be a beautiful thing. For proof, you need look no further than the recent developments in lucha libre, in which there are not one, not two, but three different groups of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-themed factions that have recently begun warring with each other. I can…

Mexican masked wrestler Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, better known as El Santo, was an icon in the ring, but artist José G. Cruz turned him into a superhero with his Santo comics. On film, El Santo would go on to battle mad scientists, witches, zombies and, most famously, those wicked vampire…

Upcoming: Chris Giarrusso will pay homage to Todd McFarlane's Spawn #1 cover with a Spawn #220 variant in June. Gaming: Ubisoft has registered a domain for "Avengers: Battle for Earth," meaning the film could see a videogame tie-in after all...

In our recurring original art feature, writer Chris Sims and artist Rusty Shackles carry on the noble comic book tradition of the imaginary story by bringing you the Best Comics Ever that don't actually exist! This week, we step into the Squared Circle for the most off-beat tag-team of all...

Muttpop has put out a new figure (which was offered through Previews, and may be available in your comic shop) that they call "Tequila Incredible Edition," which looks an awful lot like a certain angry green Marvel superhero in a Lucha Libre costume, with an optional poncho...